Posted by Behrooz Sangani (Tehran, Iran) on 5 April 2007 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.
This junction is a very big part of the city life in Tehran. This is the Valiasr Sq. No matter how unbelievably big the city is, or who you are and what you do, you are bound to cross this path every now and then. On the left, where you cannot see in this picture, is a common place for lovers and friends to meet. You can always see a few youthful faces waiting on the sidewalks beside the square for a friend to come.
PS: I really wanted that burning sun and also the blur effect on the fountains. Well here is the result. I put my sunglasses in front of the camera lens. The brown tone is because of that.
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that is some shot!!! - it almost looks like a Las Vegas extravanganza - but done naturaly by the sun :)
5 Apr 2007 12:22am
@Art Monkey: Las Vegas! I like that. Thanks my friend.
Wow when it first started to open I thought something was on fire!
5 Apr 2007 2:02am
@DTW: Yes my eyes were, before I could take this. ;))
:-O Me too! Then I read the title and re-looked. The title suits this great shot well.
5 Apr 2007 2:27am
@SPunkt: Thanks SPunkt. The title just came when I looked at it for the first time.
Wow! nearly knocked my eyes out. The slow shutter speed gives a great movement effect to the water, and the lighting on the building is great! Sorry, but I don't care for the "fiery sun" looks more like a nova, also caused by the slow shutter speed you wanted for the fountain. If you straightened the building you could just possibly crop the sun out of it. Below the sun - I love it!
5 Apr 2007 3:06am
@Anne: Thanks Anne. I'm glad you liked it. I noticed that a slight tilt makes the building look big and gives it some kind of perspective. That's why it's not straightened.
really nice picture Behrooz. You are a wonderfull photographer! Colors and shadows are excellent. I like it!
5 Apr 2007 3:12am
@Soodabeh: Thanks Soodabeh. You are very kind. I'm glad you liked it.
wow..fantastic nice color
5 Apr 2007 4:15am
Very creative and compelling effect Behrooz! Excellent image!
5 Apr 2007 4:39am
@Jerry: Thanks Jerry. I'm glad you liked it.
Good experimentation! Keep it up!
5 Apr 2007 6:13am
Very cool!!! I like the sunglass effect you got!
5 Apr 2007 8:54am
@Jen: Glad you liked it Jen.
Wow, really cool experiment, the tones are beautiful!
5 Apr 2007 9:18am
Impressive shot!
5 Apr 2007 10:10am
Spectacular! You did a fabulous job capturing the moment. I like the effect the sun has on the overall picture, although I thought at first that it was a fire with dark clouds of smoke. Very dramatic effect.
5 Apr 2007 1:07pm
@Dornbrau: I'm glad you liked it Dornbrau. The sun is on fire in Tehran at sunset in these days.
This is great shot Behrooz. I like the light all over the image. Great job
5 Apr 2007 1:35pm
@Reza: Thanks Reza.
Spectacular shot! Nice work Behrooz!
5 Apr 2007 2:37pm
dashtam fekr mikardam ke source e noor chie?! ba'd ke gofti khorshid baz be in fekr oftadam ke chera in rangie?! pesar khoob az avalesh migofti ba eynak gerefti khob! :-D
eedeye jalebi bood! :-)
5 Apr 2007 4:27pm
@CaCTuS: in einak kheili vaghte ke jozve moshakhasate mane. chon dadam sakhtan shishe hasho ham aftabie ham tebbi. ;)) khoshhalam khoshet umade.
دوره آخر زمونه؟ از قیامت عکس گرفتی؟
5 Apr 2007 6:32pm
@آدم: vala hamin meydun valiasre khodemune :-)
so hot shot. beautiful think to use sunglasses in replacement polar lens.
5 Apr 2007 6:43pm
@kaveh: Thanks kaveh! imkanat nabud dige einak rahe chare shod =D
Hey, now I'm actually surprised!
5 Apr 2007 7:23pm
I like the burning sun, because you do for an instant think the building is on fire. I think this is my favourite of yours.
5 Apr 2007 11:08pm
@Lazy Aussie: May thanks! I'm glad you liked it.
This is is very creative, good call Behrooz!
5 Apr 2007 11:36pm
Amazing photo! I never would've thought of putting sunglasses infront of the camera!
6 Apr 2007 1:34am
@Lydia: Thanks Lydia.
This is magical!
6 Apr 2007 4:12pm
This really is a FABulous shot... and what genius to use your sunglasses! And the odd tilt of the camera adds to the overall effect.
6 Apr 2007 5:17pm
حيرت انگيز و فوق العاده زيبا بود دوست عزيز...
نمي دوني چقدر لذّت بردم از اين عكس و سوژهء فوق العاده اي كه با جاگيري ِ مناسب ايجاد كردي ... منم بارها با عينك آفتابي به عنوان ِ لنز عكاسي كردم ولي تا حالا هيچ كدوم به اين عالي كه در اين عكس دراومده در نيومده!!! بازم ميگم جداً لذّت بردم
و به عنوان يكي از عكس هاي مورد علاقه ام علامت زدم حتماً بايد يه سر به ميدون ولي عصر بزنم دوباره ;-)
16 Apr 2007 4:42am
this pick gave me a great shock. chi kar mikoni to ba durbin?! In yekio dige tavagho nadashtam.
23 Apr 2007 8:13am
salam kobi
11 Jul 2007 4:35am
Stunning image!
14 Sep 2007 12:33pm
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